Grounds Maintenance

Norton Sound Health Corp; Nome (AK); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Sound Health Corp in Nome, Alaska, is seeking a Grounds Maintenance employee to care for campus landscaping, buildings, and exterior areas. Responsibilities include mowing, edging, planting, pest control, snow removal, and routine upkeep of facilities.

The role requires a valid driver’s license and the ability to operate basic maintenance equipment. The position emphasizes safety, teamwork, and adherence to NSHC policies, with travel sometimes required and outdoor work year-round in

Qualifications

• HS Diploma required.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Experience with grounds maintenance preferred but not required.
• Must be able to work outdoors in varying weather.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment or machinery.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.
• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.
• Apply pesticide to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, ticks, and others.
• Remove snow from walkways and ramps; apply ice melter.
• Wash windows and the exterior of the Main Hospital, QCC, and other buildings.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment used in grounds keeping.

Skills

Patient focus

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Independent work

Education

HS Diploma

Job description

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Grounds Maintenance

Nome, AK, US

Salary Range: $27.00 To $35.08 Annually

Purpose of Position

Responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping, grounds, and structures located throughout the NSHC Campus.

Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.
• Cut overgrowth using hand, power, or weed whacker and trim and edge around walks, piles, and walls.
• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.
• Apply pesticide to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, ticks, and others.
• Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth.
• Remove snow from walkways and ramps. Apply ice melter to areas to assist in preventing slips and falls.
• Remove refuse from the grounds
• Ensure that roof penetrations do not occur and vents and drains function as designed.
• Wash windows and the exterior of the Main Hospital, QCC, and other buildings
• Perform routine maintenance duties such as applying plaster, fixing equipment, and other duties.
• Sweep walkway of debris.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping.
• Rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.
• Install rock, cement, lighting, water, and furniture.
• Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer.
• Set up for All Staff meetings and other events within NSHC
• Perform other duties as assigned

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

• Familiarity with weather conditions and hazards

Required Skills and Abilities

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:

• Self-starter and ability to work well independently
• Motivation to learn, volunteer and help others
• Ability to operate heavy equipment or machinery

Education

HS Diploma

N/A

Experience

None

0 (years)

Must have both general and supervisory experience if indicated.

Credentials

Valid Driver’s License

Physical Requirements

Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

Sit less than half the workday

Stand and/or walk more than half the workday

Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time

Use hands and arms for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time

Lift or carry unaided less than 50 pounds

Push or pull using more than moderate force

See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions

Work is conducted mainly outdoors and in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazard or other harmful substances

Work is sometimes in confined spaces and in areas of high noise and/or high/low temperatures

Incumbent works with common chemicals and will be exposed to associated hazards typically found in maintenance shops

Moderate travel is required (between 25% and 50% of the time)

Travel is required via large aircraft

Travel is required via small (less than 16 passenger) aircraft

Work will be conducted outside in inclement weather conditions

I attest that I do not have any physical, mental or medical impairment or disability that would limit my job performance.